Dominic Jala
The Most Reverend Dominic Jala S.D.B. | |
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Emeritus Metropolitan Archbishop of Shillong | |
Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Shillong |
Appointed | 22 December 1999 |
Installed | 2 April 2000 |
Term ended | 10 October 2019 |
Predecessor | |
Successor | Victor Lyngdoh |
Other post(s) | Chairman of the Liturgy Commission of North eastern Bishops Conference |
Orders | |
Ordination | 19 November 1977 |
Consecration | 2 April 2000 by Thomas Menamparampil |
Personal details | |
Born | Mawlai, Meghalaya, India | 12 July 1951
Died | 10 October 2019 Colusa County, California, U.S. | (aged 68)
Previous post(s) | Provincial of the Salesian congregation in Guwahati |
Motto | To grow in the unity of the Holy Spirit |
Archbishop Dominic Jala, S.D.B.[1][2][3][4][5] (12 July 1951 – 10 October 2019[6]) was the Metropolitan Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Shillong and the Apostolic Administrator of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nongstoin, India.[7][8]
Early life[]
Jala was born on 12 July 1951 in Mawlai, Meghalaya, India.
Priesthood[]
Jala was ordained a Catholic Priest for the Salesians of Saint John Bosco congregation on 19 November 1977.[citation needed]
Episcopate[]
Jala was appointed Metropolitan Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Shillong, India on 22 December 1999 and ordained a Bishop on 2 April 2000. He was appointed Apostolic Administrator of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nongstoin, India on 15 October 2016.[9][10]
Death[]
Archbishop Jala died in an automobile accident, on 10 October 2019, in Colusa County, California, U.S.[11]
Writings[]
References[]
- ^ Bishop Dominic Jala talks about the importance of IEC 2016 event. EWTN Asia Pacific. 3 December 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2017 – via YouTube.
- ^ UND68 (2 September 2008), Archbishop Dominic Jala Visits St. Mary's Catholic Church, retrieved 21 August 2017
- ^ "Rev. Dominic Jala ordains Laloo as priest". The Shillong Times. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ^ "Shillong Archdiocese". webcache.googleusercontent.com. Archived from the original on 21 June 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ^ "Archbishop Dominic Jala on Shillong Archdiocese, part 1". Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ^ "Archbishop Dominic Jala of Shillong Passed Away – CCBI".
- ^ "Archbishop Dominic Jala on Shillong Archdiocese, part 1". Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ^ "Archbishop Dominic Jala Appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Nongstoin". CCBI. Retrieved 21 August 2017 – via ccbi.in.
- ^ "Archbishop Dominic Jala | Archbishop of Shillong Archdiocese Dominic Jala | Ucanews". directory.ucanews.com. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ^ "Archbishop Dominic Jala". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ^ "Shillong Archbishop Dominic Sala Dies in Fatal Car Crash".
- ^ Jala, Dominic (1987). Liturgy and Mission. C.L.V.-Edizioni liturgiche.
Dominic Jala.
- ^ Jala, Dominic (1987). Liturgy and mission (in Italian). Roma : C.L.V.-Edizioni Liturgiche.
- 1951 births
- 2019 deaths
- 20th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in India
- People from East Khasi Hills district
- Salesian bishops
- 21st-century Roman Catholic archbishops in India
- Road incident deaths in California